SDR 96ZZZX1951

Service difficulty report · Seal · Gulstm 690C

Difficulty date
March 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N600BM
Make and model
Gulstm 690C
Aircraft serial
11734
Part
Seal
Part number
5903828
Condition
Failed
Location
Acm
Component
Sundstrandem · 736778
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
H

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT 18,000 FEET, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE. CABIN TEMP WENT FULL HOT. SHUT DOWN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT. WHEN ON GROUND, TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE CARBON FACE SEAL OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE HAD FAILED ON THE OUTPUT SIDE ALLOWING OIL INTO THE CABIN AIR.